Wenceslao Vinzons

Wenceslao Q. Vinzons, Sr.
Vinzons on a 2010 stamp of the Philippines
Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Camarines Norte's Lone District
Died before taking office
Governor of Camarines Norte
In office
December 30, 1940 – December 30, 1941
Preceded byMiguel Lukban
Succeeded byBasilio Bautista Sr.
Member of the 1934 Philippine Constitutional Convention from Camarines Norte
In office
July 10, 1934 – November 15, 1935
Personal details
Born
Wenceslao Quinito Vinzons

(1910-09-28)September 28, 1910
Indan, Camarines Norte, Philippine Islands[1]
DiedJuly 15, 1942(1942-07-15) (aged 31)
Daet, Camarines Norte, Philippines
Political partyYoung Philippines
SpouseLiwayway Custodio Gonzales
Children5
Parent(s)Gabino Vinzons (father)
Engracia Quinito (mother)
Alma materUniversity of the Philippines
University of the Philippines College of Law (LL.B)
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionLawyer, activist
Known for"Father of Student Activism in the Philippines"
Vinzons monument in front of provincial capitol of Camarines Norte
Ancestral house of the Vinzons family in Vinzons, Camarines Norte

Wenceslao "Bintao" Quinito Vinzons Sr. (September 28, 1910 – July 15, 1942) was a Filipino patriot and leader of the Philippine armed resistance against the Japanese invasion in World War II. He was the youngest delegate to the 1935 Philippine Constitutional Convention. For leading demonstrations as a student leader, he was dubbed the "Father of Student Activism in the Philippines" when he, along with Narciso J. Alegre and future Senator and Vice-President Arturo M. Tolentino, founded the Young Philippines Party.[2][3]

Vinzons was among the first Filipinos to organize a guerrilla movement at the onset of the Japanese invasion of the Philippines in 1941.[4] In the course of the resistance, he was captured and executed by the occupying Japanese military.

  1. ^ Wenceslao Vinzons obtained a copy of his birth certificate while applying for marriage license in Cavite, Cavite in 1932. "Philippines Civil Registration (Local), 1888-1984 Image Philippines Civil Registration (Local), 1888-1984; ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-G1RR-SDYX — FamilySearch.org". FamilySearch. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
  2. ^ "17th Congress Senate P.S.R. No. 185" (PDF). legacy.senate.gov.ph.
  3. ^ "17th Congress Senate Adopted Resolution No. 27" (PDF). legacy.senate.gov.ph.
  4. ^ Filipinos in History Vol. II. Manila, Philippines: National Historical Institute. 1990. p. 267.

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